Services Delivered by SWEDA
Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association
Summary of service provided
Community Support Workers will be the first point of contact and begin to offer gentle support and help clients into other SWEDA services where appropriate. Fully trained and supervised by SWEDA’s Clinical Lead to offer 1-2-1 support to this specialist area of mental health, they will have a really good understanding of this illness and the specialist treatment it requires. Knowledgeable and qualified these workers will have a wide brief working across all levels and fully understand the specialist ED treatment structures available across the county.
Services offered within OMH
Eating Disorders—One to one support and gentle assistance to help clients into other SWEDA services.
Mindline/SWEDA – Specialist support helpline. The helpline is open every Sunday from 11am until 2pm and every Tuesday from 8pm until 11pm and offers free, impartial, confidential advice. Anyone can talk to a trained counsellor for up to half an hour.
